Photos as Hitachi opens doors to train factory for first time
Hitachi Rail has opened its doors to its Newton Aycliffe factory for the first time today and invited RailAdvent to take a look. The state-of-the-art…
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New lineside signs to mark Stockton and Darlington Railway bicentenary
New signs are to be installed along the surviving parts of the 1825 Stockton-to-Darlington line to inform passengers of the historical significance of…
World’s Oldest Railway Station receives “exceptional” major grant
Heighington station receives a £90,000 grant, though doubts remain about restoring the station in time for rail 200 next summer
£100,000 appeal launched to preserve world’s oldest railway station
With 18 months until the 200th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, an appeal has been launched to preserve the world's oldest railway …
77 Northern stations to have new customer information screens
To improve the display of customer information, train operator Northern is to install more than 100 new information screens at 77 of its stations.
Northern re-records 34 station name announcements with local pronunciation
Northern has re-recorded on-board announcements of then names of thirty-four stations on its network after appealing to the public for help.
Northern plays classical music to help combat anti-social behavior in the North East
To help combat anti-social behaviour, Northern is to play classical music at four more stations in the North East following similar trials at other st…